Happy birthday Mick Jagger!

His mother, Eva Ensley Mary, born in New South Wales, Australia, of English descent, was a hairdresser and an active member of the Conservative Party.

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In the late 1960s Jagger began acting in films

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In September 1950, Keith Richards and Jagger were classmates at Wentworth Primary School, Dartford, Kent.

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Jagger was honoured with a knighthood for services to popular music in the Queen's Birthday Honours 2002 and on 12 December 2003 he received the accolade by The Prince of Wales.

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Maroon 5's popular song "Moves like Jagger" is about Jagger. Jagger himself acknowledged the song in an interview, calling the concept "very flattering."

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He founded Jagged Internetworks to cover English cricket.

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Basil "Joe" Jagger died of pneumonia on 11 November 2006 at age 93. Although the Rolling Stones were on the A Bigger Bang Tour, Jagger flew to Britain on Friday to see his father before returning to Las Vegas the same day, where he was to perform on Saturday night. The show went ahead as scheduled.

Recently Mick had a new baby - the eight edition to the Jagger family. Mick is also celebrating his 73rd birthday today.

Click through the photos to learn a few facts about the rocker's life.